Algarve Pro Racing

Algarve Pro Racing
Founded	2010
Founder(s)	Stewart Cox; Samantha Cox
Base	Albufeira, Portugal
Team principal(s)	Stewart Cox; Samantha Cox;
Current series	European Le Mans Series; IMSA SportsCar Championship; Asian Le Mans Series
Former series	FIA World Endurance Championship; Eurocup Mégane Trophy; Supercar Challenge; Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Current drivers	European Le Mans Series:; 20.; Richard Bradley; Kriton Lendoudis; Alex Quinn; 25.; Olli Caldwell ; Matthias Kaiser; Alex Lynn; IMSA SportsCar Championship:; 04.; Colin Braun; George Kurtz; Toby Sowery
Website	https://www.algarveproracingteam.com/

Algarve Pro Racing (APR) is a Portuguese sports car racing team founded in 2010 by husband and wife Stewart and Samantha Cox. The team focuses on prototype racing, fielding LMP2 entries in the European Le Mans Series, as well as partnering with CrowdStrike Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.^[1]^[2] APR ran cars for the Russian endurance team G-Drive Racing during the 2021 season, ending their partnership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 at Circuit Paul Ricard

Their list of alumni includes renowned sportscar drivers Adam Carroll, Gustavo Menezes, Olivier Pla, Nick Tandy, Oliver Jarvis, Loïc Duval, Ye Yifei, Mikkel Jensen, Ferdinand Habsburg, René Rast, Ben Hanley, and Jack Hawksworth, as well as former F1 drivers such as Nyck de Vries, Pietro Fittipaldi and Esteban Gutiérrez.^[4]

Notable accolades include the 2023 European Le Mans Series title, as well as LMP2 Pro-Am subclass victories at the 2022 and 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[5]^[6] As of 2024, they are also the reigning champions of the Asian Le Mans Series, a title garnered together with CrowdStrike Racing.^[7]

Racing record

Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P217 running at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans

Crowdstrike Racing Oreca 07 (Ran by Algarve Pro Racing) at Watkins Glen International

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Drivers	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2016	Algarve Pro Racing	25	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	Chris Hoy Michael Munemann Andrea Pizzitola	LMP2	341	17th	12th
2017	Algarve Pro Racing	45	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Vincent Capillaire Matt McMurry Mark Patterson	LMP2	330	32nd	15th
2018	Algarve Pro Racing	25	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Ate de Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson	LMP2	237	DNF	DNF
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	25	Oreca 07-Gibson	John Falb Andrea Pizzitola David Zollinger	LMP2	357	15th	10th
2020	G-Drive Racing by Algarve	16	Oreca 07-Gibson	Ryan Cullen Oliver Jarvis Nick Tandy	LMP2	105	DNF	DNF
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	25	Oreca 07-Gibson	John Falb Matt McMurry Simon Trummer	LMP2	365	11th	7th
2021	G-Drive Racing^[a]	25	Aurus 01-Gibson	Rui Andrade John Falb Roberto Merhi	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	108	DNF	DNF
2021	G-Drive Racing^[a]	26	Aurus 01-Gibson	Franco Colapinto Roman Rusinov^[a] Nyck de Vries	LMP2	358	12th	7th
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	45	Oreca 07-Gibson	James Allen René Binder Steven Thomas	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	363	19th	1st
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	47	Oreca 07-Gibson	Jack Aitken John Falb Sophia Flörsch	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	361	25th	5th
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	47	Oreca 07-Gibson	James Allen Colin Braun George Kurtz	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	322	20th	1st
2024	Algarve Pro Racing	25	Oreca 07-Gibson	Olli Caldwell Roman De Angelis Matthias Kaiser	LMP2	294	22nd	8th
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	45	Oreca 07-Gibson	Colin Braun Nicky Catsburg George Kurtz	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	149	DNF	DNF

European Le Mans Series

Year	Entrant	Class	No	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Pts
2013	Algarve Pro Racing Team	LMPC	46	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8	Nicky Catsburg (rounds 3–4) C. O. Jones (rounds 3–4)	SIL	IMO	RBR 3	HUN Ret	LEC		4th	16
2015	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	Michael Munemann (rounds 3–5) Andrea Roda (rounds 3–5) James Winslow (rounds 3–5)	SIL	IMO	RBR 10	LEC 8	EST 7		12th	11
2016	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	Michael Munemann (rounds 1–3, 5) Parth Ghorpade (rounds 1–2) Chris Hoy (rounds 1–2) Jonathan Hirschi (rounds 3–5) Andrea Pizzitola (rounds 3–5) Andrea Roda (round 4)	SIL 10	IMO Ret	RBR 5	LEC 7	SPA 9	EST	9th	19
2017	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Matt McMurry Andrea Pizzitola Andrea Roda	SIL Ret	MNZ NC	RBR NC	LEC 8	SPA Ret	ALG 11	13th	4.5
2018	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson Ate De Jong (rounds 1–4, 6) Matt McMurry (round 5)	LEC 16	MNZ 13	RBR 17	SIL 11	SPA 13‡	ALG 10	18th	3.25
2018	APR - Rebellion Racing	LMP2	31	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey	LEC 15	MNZ 8	RBR 6	SIL 5	SPA 15‡	ALG 12	9th	23.25
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	John Falb Andrea Pizzitola Mark Patterson (round 1) Olivier Pla (rounds 3–6)	LEC 14	MNZ 12	CAT 6	SIL 6	SPA 10	ALG 5	9th	28
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	31	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Henning Enqvist James French Tacksung Kim	LEC 13	MNZ 14	CAT 12	SIL 9	SPA 13	ALG 11	13th	4.5
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	24	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster Loïc Duval (rounds 1–3, 5) Arjun Maini (round 4)	LEC 6	SPA 12	LEC Ret	MNZ 8	ALG 12		13th	13
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer (rounds 1–4) Arjun Maini (round 5)	LEC 10	SPA 9	LEC 5	MNZ 11	ALG 8		11th	19.5
2021	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	24	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Richard Bradley Ferdinand Habsburg Diego Menchaca (rounds 1–5) Sophia Flörsch (round 6)	CAT 11	RBR 8	LEC 7	MNZ 10	SPA NC	ALG 3	10th	27.5
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	19	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Bent Viscaal Sophia Flörsch (rounds 1–4) Filip Ugran (rounds 5–6)	LEC 2	IMO 8	MNZ 10	CAT 12	SPA 8	ALG 5	7th	37
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	47	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	James Allen John Falb Alex Peroni	LEC 17	IMO 15	MNZ 9	CAT 8	SPA 10	ALG Ret	13th	7
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	20	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Jack Hawksworth (rounds 1–2, 5–6) Bent Viscaal (rounds 3–4)	CAT 8	LEC 8	ARA 4	SPA 6	POR 7	ALG 8	7th	38
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	James Allen Alex Lynn Kyffin Simpson	CAT 5	LEC 1	ARA 3	SPA 1	POR 2	ALG 2	1st	113
2024	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	20	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Richard Bradley Kriton Lendoudis Alex Quinn	CAT 4	LEC 6	IMO 1	SPA 3	MUG 2	ALG 2	2nd	96
2024	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	25	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Olli Caldwell Matthias Kaiser Alex Lynn	CAT 2	LEC 7	IMO 8	SPA 14	MUG 2	ALG 8	5th	50

FIA World Endurance Championship

Year	Class	No	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Pts
2022	LMP2	45	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	James Allen (all rounds) René Binder (all rounds) Steven Thomas (all rounds)	SEB 11	SPA 11	LMN 15^[b]	MON 7	FUJ 13	BAH 12	13th	10

Notes

^ ^a ^b G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^[8]
^ The team received the points for 9th place, as entries classified higher were not full time entrants in the WEC.

References

^ "Home". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Cars". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Seiwert, Robert (10 March 2022). "G-Drive-Rückzug: Algarve Pro Racing findet WEC-Ersatz". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Drivers". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Algarve Pro Racing Reigns Victorious with CrowdStrike Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary". CrowdStrike Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Kurtz, Braun lead Crowdstrike to AsLMS title and Le Mans invite". RACER. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Lloyd, Daniel; Dagys, John (13 August 2021). "Le Mans Friday Notebook". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

External links

Official website

[russia-9] G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^[8]

[10] The team received the points for 9th place, as entries classified higher were not full time entrants in the WEC.

[1] "Home". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[2] "Cars". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[3] Seiwert, Robert (10 March 2022). "G-Drive-Rückzug: Algarve Pro Racing findet WEC-Ersatz". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[4] "Drivers". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[5] "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[6] "Algarve Pro Racing Reigns Victorious with CrowdStrike Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary". CrowdStrike Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[7] "Kurtz, Braun lead Crowdstrike to AsLMS title and Le Mans invite". RACER. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[8] Lloyd, Daniel; Dagys, John (13 August 2021). "Le Mans Friday Notebook". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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